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  • #632
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 38,998 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Tazzimus wrote: »
    4th best selling (or most popular anyway) seemingly. That's actually not a bad achievement. Although not being the priciest and being able to ship it out en masse helped with that I imagine.
    Jameson, Tullamore Dew and Bushmills are ahead of it.
    I seen the article the other day.
    Sold 215k cases for 4th, outselling the likes of Paddy, Powers, Teeling, etc.
    But you need to sell millions to crack the top 3. Tullamore Dew sold 1.5m cases, and Jameson sold 8m cases.

    Abd that’s only Ireland. And Jameson are barely top 10 globally. Johnny Walker sells twice as much as Jameson. The biggest brands (that you’ve properly never heard) sell 20-30 million cases. 100x What Proper12 sold.
    As I said it’s a huge achievement, genuinely, but nowhere near the best selling in the world.


  • #633
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Mellor wrote: »
    I seen the article the other day.
    Sold 215k cases for 4th, outselling the likes of Paddy, Powers, Teeling, etc.
    But you need to sell millions to crack the top 3. Tullamore Dew sold 1.5m cases, and Jameson sold 8m cases.

    Abd that’s only Ireland. And Jameson are barely top 10 globally. Johnny Walker sells twice as much as Jameson. The biggest brands (that you’ve properly never heard) sell 20-30 million cases. 100x What Proper12 sold.
    As I said it’s a huge achievement, genuinely, but nowhere near the best selling in the world.

    Jaysis, AC Nielson here


  • #634
    Whelo79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭Whelo79


    He needs to break into the Indian market going by these numbers.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/felipeschrieberg/2018/11/27/the-25-best-selling-whisky-brands-in-the-world/


  • #635
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,550 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Whelo79 wrote: »
    He needs to break into the Indian market going by these numbers.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/felipeschrieberg/2018/11/27/the-25-best-selling-whisky-brands-in-the-world/

    Exhibition match with Sachin Tendulkar...2 rounds MMA, 3 overs of cricket. Eddie Hearn to build an octagon that turns into a wicket.

    Profit.


  • #636
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 38,998 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    Jaysis, AC Nielson here
    Was spelled out simply numbers in the article. Was discussed in the whiskey appreciation thread the other day.
    I know this place is nonsense central when there’s no fight in the horizon. Should still pull it up though.


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  • #637
    Doff
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Exhibition match with Sachin Tendulkar...2 rounds MMA, 3 overs of cricket. Eddie Hearn to build an octagon that turns into a wicket.

    Profit.


    I don't know who Sachin Tendulkar is and I hate cricket, but sign me up!


  • #638
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Mellor wrote: »
    Was spelled out simply numbers in the article. Was discussed in the whiskey appreciation thread the other day.
    I know this place is nonsense central when there’s no fight in the horizon. Should still pull it up though.

    Here I was only yanking your chain!


  • #639
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,550 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Doff wrote: »
    I don't know who Sachin Tendulkar is and I hate cricket, but sign me up!

    He's the battering ram that smashes the door into the India market


  • #640
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    After claiming that there was a "bang of shyte off yer da" previously a propos Khabib's father he then mocked his father when he (father) was already very seriously ill in the ICU unit in the hospital in Russia, claiming it was not real and just used for an excuse for Khabib to run away..

    5ef38a2385f54065e3766e84.jpeg?w=960

    So then Abdulmanap, Khabib's father and coach actually dies later from Covid.

    Surely Khabib would actually seek to kill or maim McGregor if possible next time if they meet?

    And who could say that it's not justified.

    no words really.


  • #641
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 38,998 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    That was in response to Ali and Khabib’s “brother” making Covid jokes. Very odd when somebody in the family was in a bad way with the disease.
    There was ways to ask the question with insulting.

    Although at the time, and still now, I felt it was all Ali.
    Don’t think Khabib pays him any attention either.


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  • #642
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    In fairness from the media reports at the time that Khabib's father was actually gravely ill in intensive care, it doesn't really matter what it was in response to.


  • #643
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    Slow news day to dragging that back up


  • #644
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    There was a mention of the tweet at the time.

    Not the fact that Khabib's dad passed away after (about a week later but as said was well known that he was gravely ill at time of McGregor's tweet making light of it).

    And this is from a few weeks ago (tweet) "dragging that back up" - pfff


  • #645
    derfderf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭derfderf


    glasso wrote: »
    In fairness from the media reports at the time that Khabib's father was actually gravely ill in intensive care, it doesn't really matter what it was in response to.

    That's the whole point. Why would Khabib's "brother", and manager, be cracking coronavirus jokes if Khabib's father is in intensive care?
    Conor shouldn't have said what he said, but i can see why he said it.


  • #646
    fitzparker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭fitzparker


    glasso wrote: »
    In fairness from the media reports at the time that Khabib's father was actually gravely ill in intensive care, it doesn't really matter what it was in response to.

    It does matter, sure you didn't even screenshot the whole story.

    why would the cousin mock something that was killing and eventually killed his "dad" to get a sly joke in about something nearly a year ago.

    This was Conor's point, although in true Conor style, he went about the response in the wrong way.

    I think Khabib would be looking to hit the cousin a few slaps quicker than Conor, I would anyway

    As others said, I do think it was Ali, as we got the usual reply off him within seconds.


  • #647
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    fitzparker wrote: »
    It does matter, sure you didn't even screenshot the whole story.

    why would the cousin mock something that was killing and eventually killed his "dad" to get a sly joke in about something nearly a year ago.

    This was Conor's point, although in true Conor style, he went about the response in the wrong way.

    .

    well that's putting it mildly.

    was Khabib's father, not the cousin's.


  • #648
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 38,998 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    glasso wrote: »
    well that's putting it mildly.

    was Khabib's father, not the cousin's.

    Abubakar (the cousin) grew up in the same house as Khabib, refer to each other as siblings.
    Abdulmanap helped raise him and was his wrestling and sambo coach since he was in primary school (20+ years).

    It's not like the random uncle you see at Christmas.


  • #649
    fitzparker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭fitzparker


    glasso wrote: »
    well that's putting it mildly.

    was Khabib's father, not the cousin's.


    About as mild as making a joke about a virus that eventually killed your "father"
    (as Mellor alluded to, Abdulmanap practically raised him)

    Again, the response wouldn't have happened if the cousin (or Ali) wasn't a thick making a joke in the first place.


  • #650
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    yes so something that even McGregor could work out (that the mgr Ali posted it) but yet McGregor specifically references the father in a reply.

    top class stuff.

    in the ICU at the time and is dead a week later

    and another cowardly tweet delete


  • #651
    robwen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭robwen


    glasso wrote: »
    yes so something that even McGregor could work out (that the mgr Ali posted it) but yet McGregor specifically references the father in a reply.

    top class stuff.

    in the ICU at the time and is dead a week later

    and another cowardly tweet delete

    Is Khabibs cousins tweet still up?


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  • #652
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Talk about ironic (blind-punching people in the head in pubs)

    https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1294580862273585152


  • #653
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    I think you need a new hobby


  • #654
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    lol I'm sure that McGregor will reward you in the next life for being "his guy" who has his back on boards

    Just find it hilarious that this tulip sees himself as some sort of "statesman adviser" to the government in relation to matters of Covid over the last few months


  • #655
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    glasso wrote: »
    lol I'm sure that McGregor will reward you in the next life for being "his guy" who has his back on boards

    Just find it hilarious that this tulip sees himself as some sort of "statesman adviser" to the government in relation to matters of Covid over the last few months

    I'll try not act too devastated when he doesn't.

    I just find it funny that you're stretching this much trying to relate that tweet back to him punching the oul lad.

    I tend to ignore anyone who's not a medical professional when it comes to medical matters or advice, it's a good system.


  • #656
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Tazzimus wrote: »
    I'll try not act too devastated when he doesn't.

    I just find it funny that you're stretching this much trying to relate that tweet back to him punching the oul lad.

    I tend to ignore anyone who's not a medical professional when it comes to medical matters or advice, it's a good system.

    come on, it's directly relevant - guy who is infamous for going on multi-day coke benders and punching people when they are not looking in pubs advising the government to re-open the pubs during a Covid pandemic and going on about being responsible in pubs :pac:


  • #657
    Doff
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    glasso wrote: »
    come on, it's directly relevant - guy who is infamous for going on multi-day coke benders and punching people when they are not looking in pubs advising the government to re-open the pubs during a Covid pandemic and going on about being responsible in pubs :pac:


    I miss seeing Conor fight and at this stage I'd make do with another choppy CCTV scrap. Reopen the pubs!


  • #658
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,145 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    glasso wrote: »
    Talk about ironic (blind-punching people in the head in pubs)

    https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1294580862273585152

    "Responsible citizens do"

    Unfortunately for Sir Conor of the clan McGregor, irresponsible citizens make us unsafe. And its those idiots, and there are plenty of them, who will ruin it for the rest of us.


  • #659
    spix
    Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭spix


    http://player.georacing.com/?server=Prod&event=101888&race=97601&name=Calvi+-+Monaco


  • #660
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Aressted for sexual assault haha wasnt he was there with the wife wasn't he


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  • #661
    robwen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭robwen


    https://www.tmz.com/2020/09/12/conor-mcgregor-arrested-attempted-sexual-assault-indecent-exposure-france-ufc-corsica/


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